Category: Cars
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Formula 1 Engine Swap: Lanzante Builds the Ultimate Porsche 930 Twin-Turbo V6
Formula 1 Engine Swap: Lanzante Builds the Ultimate Porsche 930 Twin-Turbo V6 Technical Article Body 1. Tech Fusion: Porsche 930 Meets F1 Engineering Lanzante’s creation elevates the Porsche 930—a seminal 911 Turbo—far beyond its 1980s origins. By transplanting an original Formula 1 engine into the classic air-cooled 930 chassis, Lanzante executed a true engineering integration—not…
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Porsche 930/911 Formula 1 Conversion Built for Battle
Porsche 930/911 Formula 1 Conversion Built for Battle Introduction: The Beast Awakens The Porsche 930/911 has always embodied the delicate balance between elegance and aggression. Its silhouette is iconic, instantly recognizable across decades of automotive history. Yet beneath that familiar form lies untapped potential—an opportunity to infuse Formula 1-level engineering into a car already revered…
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Why the Honda K Engine Dominates Performance Builds
Honda K Engine Dominates Performance Builds. The Rise of a Legend: Why the Honda K Engine Stands Out Honda K Engine, few engines have achieved the cult-like reverence that surrounds Honda’s K series. From the factory floor to the podium, the K engine has transcended its commuter car origins to become a symbol of precision…
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Circuit of the Americas: The Ultimate American Racing Destination
Circuit of the Americas: The Ultimate American Racing Destination Circuit of the Americas (COTA), located in Austin, Texas, is a premier Grade 1 FIA-certified motor racing facility spanning 3.426 miles (5.514 kilometers). Purpose-built to host elite motorsport events, COTA stands as the first circuit in the United States specifically designed for Formula One competition. The…
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Secrets of the Continental Tire Uvalde Proving Grounds
Secrets of the Continental Tire Uvalde Proving Grounds Motorsports in Texas | Continental Tire Uvalde Proving Grounds Uvalde is in the Texas Hill Country eighty miles west of San Antonio and seventy miles east of Del Rio. Originally built by General Tire in 1959 is Continental’s Uvalde Proving Grounds; a premier closed course testing complex.…
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How Texas Transformed into the Ultimate Destination for Motorsport Fans
How Texas Transformed into the Ultimate Destination for Motorsport Fans. Texas has truly become a state recognized for motorsports. Eddie Hill broke into four seconds at Texas MotorPlex on April 9th, 1988. His time was 4.99 at 288.55 miles per hour. Texas MotorPlex is on US 287 near Ennis. Texas Test Track near Pecos is…
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Hydrogen Vehicles, the good, the bad, and the ugly truth
Hydrogen Vehicles, the good, the bad, and the ugly truth. As of 2021, two commercially available hydrogen-powered vehicles, the Toyota Mirai and Hyundai Nexo, represented the bulk of the hydrogen fuel cell vehicle (FCEV) market, while the Honda Clarity was produced between 2016 and 2021. Hydrogen vehicles have not yet reached commercial availability. In the…
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Ferrari Review of the Movie Racing Legends Brought to Life
Ferrari Review of the Movie Racing Legends Brought to Life. I watched the movie ‘Ferrari’. It was a spiritual experience. I don’t pretend to compete with all the words written about the man and his cars or the movie itself. I only have my observations. Something depicted in the film and my reading was Enzo…
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Race To The Future: Rocket On Wheels
Race To The Future: Rocket On Wheels. In my first article, I was skeptical that the Porsche factory would help some outsider with their racing technology whether he could afford it or not. But in Stuttgart: Porsche Road and Race Cars – it was an article by Nicolaos Dellis titled Porsche 930 Hides Formula 1…
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Master The Beast: Your Ultimate Ford 460 Guide
History The Ford 460 first came out in the 1968 Lincoln Continental weighing in at 4880 pounds. It made 365 horsepower and 485 lb-ft of torque at the flywheel. The 429 and the 460 were made at Ford’s Lima, Ohio factory, they share the same 4.36 inch bore size but different strokes. The 429’s is…